NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Durango, CO

Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1851381255, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR.0040492, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851381255
Name
Valerie Sue McKinnis
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
DR.0040492 CO
40492 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
Phone
(970) 764-3352
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2022
Fax
(970) 764-3375
Medicaid IDs
65474562 NM
810524 AZ
48138746 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100913001160); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1010 Three Springs Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tonya Anderson, MDHospitalist Physician1811028616
  2. Rachel Beach, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1053535666
  3. Charles Black, MDSurgery Physician1497764187
  4. Richard Brown, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1003889627
  5. Sarah Brown, MDHospitalist Physician1124112818
  6. Laurie Carpino, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811960784

Verify Valerie Sue McKinnis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Valerie Sue McKinnis among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado

Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado

There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tonya Anderson, MDDurango, CO 813011811028616
  2. Sarah Brown, MDDurango, CO 813011124112818
  3. Robin GallowayDurango, CO 813011609879204
  4. Jennifer Heinicke, MDDurango, CO 813011154394021
  5. Galen Holmes, M.D.Durango, CO 813011831352582
  6. Krystie Karageorge, MDDurango, CO 813011164457388
  7. Tierney Lake, MDDurango, CO 813011194041210
  8. Peter Marshall, M.D.Durango, CO 813011417003013

Common questions

What is Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's NPI number?

Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851381255, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-3352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0040492, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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